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Imaad Zuberi, left, leaves the federal courthouse with his attorney Thomas O'Brien, right, in Los Angeles, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Zuberi pleaded guilty to funneling donations from foreigners to U.S. political campaigns. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)

Prosecutors: Political donor sought to silence witnesses

By BRIAN MELLEY and JIM MUSTIAN and ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Comrades cover the coffin of Said Abdel Ahad, a Christian fighter of the Syriac Military Council, during his funeral in Hassakeh, Syria, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Ahad was killed in Turkish offensive near Tal Tamr. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 3

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Turkey: Captured IS figure planned Russia, Germany attacks

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian during a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A glance at NATO’s aims for Dec. summit, as tensions simmer

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Russia beefs up patrols in northeastern Syria

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Car bomb kills at least 18 in Syrian town held by Turkey

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FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 file photo, a man identified by Turkish media as 39-year-old Muhammad Darwis B., a U.S. citizen of Jordanian origin, stands in a no man's land between Turkey and Greece near Pazarkule border gate, Edirne, Turkey. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Friday Nov, 15, 2019 that the an American Islamic State group member has been deported to the United States. (DHA via AP, File)

American held in Turkey as IS suspect returns to US

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media during a joint press conference as part of a meeting with Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany to assess risks from deported IS suspects

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An man who is identified by Turkish news reports as a U.S. citizen who has been deported by Turkey and is now stuck in the heavily militarized no-man's land between Greece and Turkey, after Greece refused to take him in, near Pazarkule border gate, Edirne, Turkey, Monday Nov. 11, 2019. Ankara began deporting captured foreign IS fighters, and asked to comment on the reports, Erdogan said: &quot;Whether they are stuck there at the border it doesn't concern us. We will continue to send them. Whether they take them or not, it is not our concern.&quot; (DHA via AP)

The Latest: Germany detains 7 people deported by Turkey

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An man who is identified by Turkish news reports as a U.S. citizen who has been deported by Turkey and is now stuck in the heavily militarized no-man's land between Greece and Turkey, after Greece refused to take him in, near Pazarkule border gate, Edirne, Turkey, Monday Nov. 11, 2019. Ankara began deporting captured foreign IS fighters, and asked to comment on the reports, Erdogan said: &quot;Whether they are stuck there at the border it doesn't concern us. We will continue to send them. Whether they take them or not, it is not our concern.&quot; (DHA via AP)

Turkey deports American IS suspect stuck at Greek border

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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2019 file photo, Syrian government forces reinforcements arrive near the city of Ras al-Ayn, in the north of Syria. Syrian state media is reporting Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 that government forces have started deploying in areas close to the Turkish border in the country’s northeast, between the towns of Jawadiyeh and Malkiyeh, also known as Derik. The deployment is part of a deal reached between Russia and Turkey last month along much of the northeastern border that seeks to ensure Kurdish fighters leave the area. (AP Photo, File)

Syrian troops begin deploying along border with Turkey

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One during his arrival at JFK International Airport in New York, Thursday, May 4, 2017. Trump traveled to New York to meet for the first time with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and aim to move past the rocky start of their working relationship. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP senators confronted Erdogan over video, participants say

By ANDREW TAYLOR and PADMANANDA RAMA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Erdogan says Turkey won’t dispose of Russian S-400s

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Turkey's goalkeeper Mert Gunok, center, hits the ball by his teammate Merih Demiral, left, and Iceland's Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, right, during the Euro 2020 Group H qualifying soccer match between Turkey and Iceland in Istanbul, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (AP Photo)

England, Czech Republic, France and Turkey reach Euro 2020

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump hosts Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan at White House for talks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

The Latest: US, Turkey remain divided on air defense

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Protesters hold flags and signs before their rally against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who met with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to White House protested by more than 200 activists

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo, people look at a destroyed houses near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, after an operation by the U.S. military which targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group. In his last months on the run, al-Baghdadi was agitated, fearful of traitors, sometimes disguised as a shepherd, sometimes hiding underground, always dependent on a shrinking circle of confidants. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

Turkey says it captured ‘important’ IS figure in Syria

By SUZAN FRASER and COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

Poland's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, right, greets Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach for talks ahead of the weekend session of military leaders from the alliance's 29 member nations, at the Defense Ministry in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (AP Photo)

British general says Turkey remains vital to NATO mission

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up to members of Bikers for Trump and supporters, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, outside the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

US and Turkey have friendly talks but differences persist

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press